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Chapter 25-27
Chapter 25-27
However, my earnest complaint was......not...in time...... it was too late.......
Why, Why is......!!
?Why is the “King” here first!!! Damn it!!!!?
Name : Orc?King
LV : 56
Race : Demon Race
Gender??
?Skill?
King’s Daunting
Characteristic Magic?Space-time
Realize
?Ability?
Roar
What is with these Skills....... I’ve never heard of these before.
No, for now, I need to immediately steal its Skills......!
However, the king who was just 50m away, suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
This is bad!! I instantly hugged the two behind me and then moved to the back.
At the place we were standing, the king brought down its enormous golden battleaxe.
?Dogooooooooooon?
What I saw when I looked back was...... a gigantic crater reaching 10m in diameter.
It would have been dangerous if I didn’t quickly escape.
Why, did this guy suddenly appear in front of me?
?Oh, to be able to dodge it, not bad, for a human?
?Wh!? It talked!??
?Don’t lump a king like me together with the ordinary orcs?
Gu, adding the previous offensive ability, and it even has intelligence...... this might really be bad.
?Nu, finally you came you slowpokes?
The slowpokes the Orc?King spoke of, as far as we are concerned, they add to our despair.
The three Orc?Generals coming from the north. They have finally arrived.
Name : Orc?General
LV : 27
Race : Demon Race
Gender??
?Skill?
Absolute Evasion
Probability
?Ability?
Roar
Name : Orc?General
LV : 27
Race : Demon Race
Gender : ?
?Skill?
Unbeatable
Defence Rise
?Ability?
None
Name : Orc?General
LV : 24
Race : Demon Race
Gender??
?Skill?
Mitigate
Sorcery Extremity
?Ability?
Roar
?Aisha-san, knight-san...... I will fight with all my strength now. ......That’s why, the both of you please run as far as possible. If the both of you are here I can’t bring out my full power......?
?That’s absurd you know!? We can’t even win against one general with just us, if we’re gonna fight it’ll be the three of us! If it’s the three of us there might be a chance......?
?......That’s impossible you know, defeating that is...... If I can’t use my Skills with all my strength then it’s definitely impossible?
Probably it planned to show us its calmness, the Orc?King grinned looking at our exchange.
It doesn’t seem to plan to attack us now.
Probably imitating it, the generals also did not move.
Now’s the chance.
I’ll steal all their Skills in one go.
Firstly, I plunder the generals’ Skills in one go.
I pasted ?Absolute Evasion??Probability??Unbeatable??Defence Rise??Mitigate??Sorcery Extremity? onto myself.
To save time, I left the abilities alone.
Then, I’ll plunder the King’s Skills!
?King’s Daunting??Characteristic Magic?Space-time?...... and ?Realize?
As I did that, the gigantic golden battleaxe the King was holding disappeared from its hand.
What the, what happened? Does that battleaxe have something to do with this Skill?
Naturally, the King also does not know what happened.
That’s a matter of course. There’s no way a Skill disappearing is normal.
The King stared fixedly at its right hand which was holding the battleaxe with a surprised expression.
?......You bastard, what did you do?......What the hell did you doooooo!!!!!!!?
At last, it seemed to understand that I had done something.
The grinning expression it had up until now completely disappeared, it let out a shout where I thought won’t my eardrums tear?
?Run the both of you!!!!!?
As I said that in a loud voice, probably from the instinctive fear they felt from the King who suddenly became violent, Aisha-san and knight-san broke into a run with all their strength.
Thank goodness, they obediently escaped...... if they still insisted on fighting together it would have been seriously bad.
I can fight with full strength like this now that the I don’t need to worry about involving the two of them.
Looking at the two’s retreating figures, I made a new resolution.
Now then, let’s do this! I’ll resist you with all my strength, so don’t think you can kill me easily!!!!
First, I need to defeat the generals.
If not, they might aim at Aisha-san-tachi, and I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on the battle.
I casted all the self-enhancement I have on myself, aiming at the three generals who still haven’t moved, and shot out magic at full strength.
?Uoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!?
?AoE Magic?Fire Colossal??AoE Magic?Wind Colossal??AoE Magic?Water Colossal??AoE Magic?Earth Colossal?
Shooting out colossal magic rapidly in one go, a violent explosion and impact spread out all around, like a lethal weapon.
?Not enough, Still not good enough! More more moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!?
Before the flying earth, sand, dustclouds and the like settles down, I fired the same colossal magic again in succession.
Once again, a explosion and impact spread around the surroundings.
I don’t know what happened because of the rising dustcloud, but at the very least the generals probably received damage to an extent.
As I stared at the other side of dustcloud without being careless, a large dark brown mass rushed over with a fierce vigor.
Like what i previously expected it was the Orc?King.
As expected, I couldn’t defeat the Orc?King with just these magic.
Seeing that the generals didn’t rush out, I probably did it? However with the Orc?King rushing over right now, I don’t have time to check.
Against the charging Orc?King, I crossed my arms and caught the charge. (TLN: X-shape)
Normally, it would of course be an impossible choice.
To receive the charge of a Calamity-class.
However, I plundered defence Skills from the generals, and casted them along with self-enhancements.
The me right now whose Level has increased greatly...... can definitely stop it!!!
?Come!!!! I’ll stop your blow!!!!?
?A human like youuuuuu don’t you underestimate meeeeee?
With something like a shoulder charge, though it was stained in blood from Colossal magic, it thrust its shoulder with a intense momentum.
As if it’s ridiculing my cross block!!!
?Dogooooooon!!!!?
A tremendous sound of the impact resounded in the surroundings.
?Gu, gu, gugigigigi?
The charge of a Calamity-class monster...... though I was stained in blood I managed to stopped its blow.
It probably received a shock from a human stopping its full strength shoulder charge.
The King?Orc’s movements stopped for a moment. (TLN: Author reversed it here)
I can’t miss this chance!!!!
?Uooooooooooo!!!!?
I hit the Orc?King with ?Martial Arts : Shark Glow? loaded with all my self-enhancements.
A strike which will tear even Orc?Generals into pieces, if it’s this then there’s no way you will be unscathed!
......However, contrary to my expectations, the steel dagger wasn’t able to receive the overwhelming destructive power, the edge of the blade was lodged in the Orc?King’s stomach and snapped.
The blow I staked everything upon, though not uninjured, was unable to deliver the damage I had expected.
Though, probably because I couldn’t injure it until now, while it let out a roar, it started recklessly swinging its arms vigorously.
I who had just released the martial arts couldn’t maintain a stable stance, directly received the full strength of that attack, and was sent flying ten-odd metres.
Unable to take a ukemi at the remaining shock, I tumbled down to the ground.
Rolling several metres, when the momentum ended, my whole body was covered in wounds, and I was stained in blood once again.
Probably because my left arm which was hit couldn’t take a defence posture, and the Skill was not effective, it bended in a weird direction, and was dangling loosely.
?Ugaaaaaaaaaa?
I reflexively shouted due to the severe pain.
Since I was bestowed with Skills, I never received this much damage up until now.
Though it was an Orc?King and Shark Glow was incomplete, it had received large damage.
Maybe because of the pain, its feet has stopped, while raising its roar, it glared over here.
Not missing that chance I used ?Magic?Large Recovery? and ?Magic?Small Recovery?, and healed the damage.
Since I don’t have time to fully recover, when I finished recovered to an extent I used ?Support Magic?Gradual Restoration Large (Vitality)?.
With this I’ve become somewhat better.
Leaving that aside I must think of a plan to overcome the current situation.
Though that guy’s weapon is gone, my steel dagger is also gone.
Though I have the “Dagger of Origin”, that is of a lower rank compared to the steel dagger, I don’t think it can possibly get through to the Orc?King.
The point where both of us have lost our weapons, even though both of us are in the same situation, it is overwhelmingly disadvantageous to me.
Now, for the sake of receiving damage, if only the timing fits, that guy’s attack will break through my defence hardened from my Skills.
If it becomes a war of attrition, no matter how much I continue recovering, it is clear that it will become worse.
On the other hand, I who have lost my weapon can only use ?Grappling?Extreme? now.
If I use Skills that can raise my offensive power at the same time, I might be able to deal some damage, but if I think of what happened until now, I dare say that my fist will receive more serious damage.
If I at least have some kind of knuckle guard, I’ll be able to manage somehow, but it can’t be helped that I’m demanding something I don’t have in such a situation.
......I can use magic, even with using magic, which eliminated generals, in waves, I can only deal a little damage.
Something, if only I have a weapon I can use.......
Hm? A weapon......, huh. Perhaps I might somehow manage.
While being careful about the Orc?King’s movements, in order to confirm whether my idea is correct, I appraised a certain Skill.
AN:
Thank you very much for reading.
The Orc Settlement arc which has continued for a long time, I plan for it to at last reach a conclusion next time.
Something, if only I had a weapon I can use.......
Hm? A weapon......huh, perhaps I might be able to manage.
While being careful about the Orc?King’s movements, in order to confirm whether my idea is correct, I appraised a certain Skill.
?Realize?: Able to materialise a known non-living thing. Depending on the Skill holder’s imagination, various abilities can be granted.
As expected, it’s true! Because I plundered this the golden battleaxe the Orc?King was holding disappeared.
If I use this Skill...... I might be able to obtain a weapon.
Right now, I desire a dagger.
The strongest dagger which can cut up even an Orc?King.
Since it’s a “known weapon” according to the Skill’s explanation, if it’s a dagger which can defeat that guy.......
A sacred dagger recorded in the [The Story of the Hero Alexandrite] which I had read when otou-san and okaa-san was still alive.
Using ?Realise?, loading with all my thoughts, I shouted out that name!!!!
?Come! “Twirling!!!!?(TLN: ??????)
At that moment, in my right palm, a rainbow-colour shone, to the extent that I couldn’t open my eyes...... it changed to the shape of a dagger.
That’s right, what my right hand is grasping now is the legendary weapon which only exists inside the story, “Twirling”.
I could feel a tremendous torrent of power entering me from Twirling.
However......in exchange...... my emotional strength seems to be rapidly shaved off...... if I use this for a long time there’s no doubt that I will collapse.
“Short term decisive battle”, there’s only this.
Preparing myself as such, glaring severely at the Orc?King, that guy was also showing an expression of anger never seen before towards me.
?Y, you bastard!! That weapon is......! Made using the same Skill as mine right! My weapon disappearing was as expected your fault!!!! I won’t forgive you!!!!?
While raising its fist overhead with a raging force, the Orc?King rushed towards me, towards that, I hit upon another plan.
That plan is.......
I’ll use ?Paste? when that guy closes in until 10 metres are left, and stick the sole of its foot to the ground.
If it’s the Orc?King’s leg strength, even while it’s prying its leg out, it seems to be able to walk.
However, now while it’s rushing towards me with all its might, there will be an immediate result.
For you see, he’ll trip in the middle of charging at full strength.
Thus, the plan went as expected, and succeeded.
While a tremendous sound of the impact was made, that guy showily collapsed.
......Yes, exactly in front of me. That defenceless figure!!!!
?Strong Arm?Extreme??Arm Strength?Extreme??Strength Rise??Body Enhancement?Large? loading these Skills with all my strength......!!!!!!
?Eat this!!! ?Martial Arts : Shark Glow?!?
?Duoooooooooon!!!!!?
This is probably the surely the loudest impact sound in this battle.
With vibration and a sound of impact that made me think that my eardrums were about to tear, Twirling splendidly cut up the Orc?King.
Thus, finishing its duty, Twirling became fragments of light and disappeared from my hand.
It might still be alive...... thinking such while carefully being on guard, I wait and see but it didn’t even twitch.
It’s like a corpse.......
A Calamity-class monster, Orc?King, had now its life taken by me.
?......D, did I win......??
I can surely feel relieved, so I thought.
My lower body suddenly lost strength, and collapsed at that spot as if crumbling down.
Unable to put strength into my body, it seems that I was more exhausted than I thought.
?Myne-kun!!?
I heard Aisha-san’s voice. Thank goodness, nothing happened to them huh.
Ah, which reminds me, the generals......? I wonder what happened to them...... after my rapid firing of magic, since the king plunged towards me I couldn’t confirm their deaths.
It’d be bad if they’re still alive, forcing my body which couldn’t move, I panickedly looked to the area the generals were in.
As I did that, there were three burnt and roasted corpses of the general scattered about.
Somehow, it seems that I was able to defeat them with that wave of attacks.
Seeing there are no unresolved problems, as I once again took a breath, a soft mass embraced me with an amazing force.
Yes, it’s Aisha-san.
?Myne-kun, you...... you child you......?
Tears falling from her eyes, it seems that she couldn’t control her emotions.
The words she said was also mixed in with sobbing, and I couldn’t understand what she was saying.
It’s understandable, after all a Calamity-class, the Orc?King, was in front of their eyes.
They probably predicted that I would surely die.
I...... hesitantly softly wrapped my arms around her back, as if soothing a little child, I lightly patted.
?Fuu, you’re outrageous...... To defeat an Orc?King and then three Orc?Generals by yourself......?
Ah, it’s the female knight-san Aisha-san was with.
Thank goodness, nothing happened to her too.
Orcs are exactly as stated, a menace to women.
This female-knight san is also equally beautiful to Aisha-san.
If I had failed to defeat the generals, Aisha-san and this beauty-san will definitely be raped and made into seedbeds by the orcs.
For it to not end like that, it’s really a good thing...... tte, I have to save the woman captured by those guys! (TLN: tte is a retort)
?For now, let’s leave the complicated talk for later...... rather than that, a human girl has been captured by the orcs, we need to rescue her?
Seeing as far as possible using ?Presence Detect?Moderate?, there isn’t even one presence of orcs.
I think the Orc?Generals have probably gathered them to the north and brought her there.
?I think they have probably captured her to somewhere in the northern area of the settlement. When I discovered this settlement nothing happened to her but...... it would be good if she’s safe but......?
Though I was borrowing Aisha-san and female knight-san’s shoulders, we were able to find the captured woman.
In a conspicuously large building which we consider as probably the Orc?King’s dwelling, she was left there alone.
Thinking about the worst case, inside the building I was brought in by the both of them, the girl was lucky, and hasn’t fallen into the orcs’ evil clutches.
I was told that when she was about to be assaulted, it seems that a terrific explosion was heard from outside, hearing that, the orcs left her alone and all of them went outside.
......Probably, it was the sound of the explosion when I first used ?AoE Magic?Fire Colossal?.
Although that explosion, as far as I’m concerned, increased the probability of me being discovered by the orcs, which I could not welcome, the result was spot on.
Since everything’s finished, that’s why I can say that!
For the time being, we escorted her to the town of Lucas.
Well then, I ended up using my Skills in front of the both of them...... I have to think of something to deceive them.
AN:
Thank you very much for reading.
Finally The Orc Settlement arc? We’ve reached a point to pause.
The plan is for next time to be Aisha and Sylphid’s POV of Myne VS Orc?King.
Author Note: Aisha’s POV.
?......This is his house huh?
While thinking this and that about Myne-kun’s Skills, we reached our destination: his house.
I’ve heard that he lives alone, but the house is bigger than I imagined.
I’ve heard that his dead father is a famous hunter, and earns quite the income.
Myne-kun who was erased from the guild probably plans to succeed his father in being a hunter.
As I thought that, Hime-sama muttered ?Fumu?, and knocked at the entrance. (TLN: Fumu can have a lot of meanings, in this case probably like a nod or something)
?Myne-dono, sorry but can you please come out?
Since there’s no reply, she repeated the same thing again, but as expected no reply was returned. Seems like he isn’t home.
?......Now then, what should we do?
Seeing that Myne-kun’s track ended there, Hime-sama seems to be fairly discouraged.
Knowing Hime-sama’s aim, seeing that, I had a complicated feeling of relief.
......Yes, Hime-sama’s aim...... Even though I have nothing to do with it.
For some reason, as I am unable to put my hazy feelings in order, somebody suddenly called out from behind.
?You have business with Myne-bouzu? If it’s him, he went to the forest at the back to get orcs’ meat?
When I turned back, I realised it was a oji-san with good physique wearing an apron with blood on them who called out to us.
?The oji-san from the butcher!??
As I called that out, Oji-san also seem to have realised me and raised his hands.
?Oh, if it isn’t Aisha-chan, you’re as beautiful as ever huh!?
?Oji-san, is it true that Myne-kun went out to hunt orcs!??
?It’s true! He’s also recently sold orc meat to me after all, good grief he’s a great lad. He probably got a very good Skill from Kami-san!?
Hime-sama, gaining a new lead on Myne-kun, probably showed an expression of delight...... Though it can’t be seen since she’s wearing a hood.
Naturally, if we keep pursuing him, him going to hunt orcs, bringing the bow for the sake of guarding Hime-sama isn’t for nothing.
I feel sorry for him, but if I, a former adventurer, sees him battling I’ll be able to verify what kind of Skill he has to an extent.
Of course, I don’t plan to report it to the guild leader, but as expected, I can’t help but be curious.
After Hime-sama and I expressed our thanks to oji-san, We headed towards the forest spread out at the back of the town.
????????????
?Zugaga??n!?
Walking in the forest, even though we came quite deep into it, we couldn’t locate Myne-kun, or even a foolish orc.
As I pondered on why this is happening, suddenly some kind of sound of destruction could be heard from deep within the forest.
......Probably, that is the sound of him fighting with orcs.
Hime-sama probably thought of the same thing, taking off her hood and exposing her bare face, she nodded towards me.
?Let’s hurry, Aisha!!?
Hime-sama said that and broke off into a run. Of course, I didn’t fall behind.
As we ran a few minutes towards the source of the sound, the trees gradually lessened.
Then, what I saw after we came out from the forest was...... an orc settlement.
?......For there to be an orc settlement in such a place......?
As I was dumbfounded, Hime-sama seemed to have found Myne-kun.
?T, that’s bad, Aisha!?
As I looked in the direction Hime-sama was panickedly looking at...... it was the figure of Myne-kun directly receiving fire magic.
Panickedly straining the bow, I loaded three arrows...... and drew the bow with all my strength.
Deciding my aim so that the stone axe facing Myne-kun falls...... and shot.
?Gyuoooooooooooo?
Confirming the arrows which were flying while cutting through the wind, I shouted in a loud voice.
?Myne-kun!!!!! Don’t give up!!!!!!!?
Probably hearing my voice, he looked over here and showed a surprised look.
Seeing that figure, a smile reflexively surfaced.
Ah, thank goodness I was in time.
The arrows I shot hitting the orc who wanted to injure Myne-kun, I successfully helped him.
However, I still couldn’t feel relieved.
He’s whole body is seriously injured from receiving a direct hit from the previous fire magic.
If I don’t defeat the four orcs over there, he’ll die.
Such a thing, I will absolutely not accept.
Continuing loading arrows on my bow, I fired them in succession.
?Aisha-san, it’s no use, run!!?
Although I heard Myne-kun’s shout, I ignored such a thing.
I am a former B-rank adventurer after all, even if my enemies are orcs, I wouldn’t fail that easily.
Furthermore Hime-sama is here.
With a princess, with a nickname “Princess Knight”, who has top-level fighting strength even within the kingdom, there’s no need to escape.
Hime-sama drew out the Mythril Sword affixed at her waist, I could see that she was estimating the timing to slash at the orcs.
However, rather than saying she never slashed at them, it should be that there wasn’t a need to.
Myne-kun had stood up, and in a blink of an eye slayed the four orcs.
Though I couldn’t properly confirm, the moment before he slashed at them, I felt that his body shined, that’s why I think he used a self-enhancement related Skill.
His Skill is probably some kind of self-enhancement related...... Huh? But Hime-sama seemed to have said that his Skills are not for battle.......
As I looked at Hime-sama, she was probably thinking the same thing.
She furrowed her nicely shaped brows, and appeared to be pondering.
In any case, the urgent threat has disappeared.
Hurrying over to Myne-kun, I have to quickly cast recovery magic......!
?Myne-kun! Are you alright!? Wait a while, I’ll immediately heal you!!?
?I’m alright, I can do that myself...... Leaving that aside, the two of you please quickly run away from here. Three Orc?Generals will soon come here?
Healing himself......? Is the second Skill Myne-kun was bestowed with recovery magic?
Tte, rather than that what did he just say? Did he say Orc?General? Generals are S-rank Monsters right?
And three of them are coming? Why do you know about that, Myne-kun?? Aah~ I don’t understand, there’s only things I don’t understand!
While I was confused, Hime-sama continued the conversation with Myne-kun.
?W, wait!? Did you say Orc?General? Why’s an S-rank monster in such a place!??
?I don’t know the reason, and I don’t have time to think, quickly run away!! Besides the thing about the generals being here......?
?An Orc?General being here...... I see!? That also means there’s an Orc?King here!!!??
Aah, that’s right......, speaking about Orc?Generals, they are the Orc?King’s bodyguards.
It’s surely as Hime-sama said, an Orc?King might be here, that’s bad! We have to escape just like Myne-kun said!!
However, if we’re escaping, Myne-kun also has to be with.......
?Ugoooooooooo!!!!!!?
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the shout of something resounding all around us.
This shout which can make my body involuntarily shudder.......
?The both of you hurry up...... quickly run away from here! Quickly!!!!?
Myne-kun, hearing that voice, panicked more, and urged us to escape.
Yes, the owner of that shout, what it is...... I know. Even though I knew, I didn’t want to accept it.
However, an orc holding a gigantic golden battleaxe suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
At the moment I saw that, I have no choice but to accept it.
Myne-kun’s shout then affirmed my guess.
?Why is the “King” here first!!! Damn it!!!!?
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